Del Mar, a wealthy coastal enclave, has been a scofflaw city, continuing to avoid contributing its fair share to regional housing needs.
President of the YIMBY Dems, @mannyrbe, calls the city out for its behavior in a scorching op-ed.
No paywall link: https://t.co/PVcEZSFHUz
@paulkruegersd@MayorToddGloria Iโm not skeptical. I called out the association and its colleagues for irresponsibly using parking meter funds when I served on the Downtown Parking District board ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
The Parking District has been suspended ever sinceโฆ
@paulkruegersd@GailFriedt@obrag I value the expression that outlets like the Rag provide.
Thereโs a fine dirtmag in town called The Possum that I find quite funny.
I wish there were more hyper local journalists reporting with whimsy and satire.
Here is a list of City Councilmembers in San Diego County who endorse, Our Neighborhood Voices, a group that blames Chinese people for the housing shortage:
City of Solana Beach
Lesa Heebner โ Mayor
Jill MacDonald โ Councilmember
David Zito โ Councilmember
City of Del Mar
Terry Gaasterland โ Deputy Mayor
Tracy Martinez โ Councilmember
City of Encinitas
Bruce Ehlers โ Mayor
Jim O'Hara โ City Council Member
Luke Shaffer โ City Council Member
Marco San Antonio โ City Council Member
City of Oceanside
Esther Sanchez โ Mayor
Peter Weiss โ Councilmember
All-star pro-housing team prepared a note suggesting how SANDAG, San Diego's regional planning body, should designate which transit stops are eligible for SB 79, and therefore, more housing!
@mnolangray San Diego also experienced racial covenants, redlining, intentional displacement in certain places, polluting uses allowed in Chicano nโhoods, and disinvestment in BIPOC communities, to name a few unethical decisions
Not perfect but were/are our leaders as bad as LA?
I hope not